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English
Etymology
From stern + -ness.
Noun
sternness (countable and uncountable, plural sternnesses)
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.
2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited:There was the sternness of an old-fashioned Tour patron in his rebuke to the young Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the only one to ride away from the peloton and seize the opportunity for a lone attack before being absorbed back into the bunch, where he was received with coolness.
- (countable) The result or product of being stern.
Translations
state or quality of being stern
result or product of being stern